Sunday, September 20, 2009

Joba issues (Mariners 7, Yanks 1)

Joba Chamberlain pitched poorly again today, and the Yankee bats were quiet in the loss. People are saying Joba's uneven, unpredictable schedule could be throwing him off his game. I don't buy it. I just think he's bad right now because he's immature. He needs to be in the bullpen.

The Yankees still have a 5 game lead in the division. It's very annoying that they have been unable to make more progress lately towards capturing the AL East. But there will be more opportunities. The Yankees will play the Angels and the Sox in consecutive 3-game series starting tomorrow. By the end of those series the Yankees should be much closer to finishing both teams off.

Current record: 95-55
AL East Lead: 5 games
Games remaining: 12
AL East magic number: 9
Magic number over the Angels: 8

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